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Six Concourse Parkway
Suite 600
Atlanta
GA
30328-5351
United States
Phone: 770.396.1100
Specialty
GH&I's investment partnership and hedge fund clients are served by an experienced and dedicated team made up of certified public accountants and certified financial planners.
ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT
Annual audit of financial statements
Review of partner capital allocations
Calculation and tracking of high water marks and performance incentive allocations
Preparation of individual partner capital account statements
Calculation of partner rates of return
TAX COMPLIANCE AND CONSULTING
Timely preparation of partnership federal and state tax returns
Timely preparation of K-1s for each partner
Timely preparation of General Partner’s and all affiliate entity tax returns
Proactive tax planning
Reporting and compliance relating to Passive Foreign Investment Company holdings
CONSULTING
Consulting on organizational structure with start up funds
Providing recommendations for legal counsel, fund administrators, and other related service providers
Client Profile: No matter the size, location or strategy of a fund client, GH&I has the experience to provide the level of service required in a timely and efficient manner, as well as work with staff, legal counsel and the administrator. Clients range from startups with a few partners to funds with several hundred million dollars and over 100 partners. The team has clients located across the nation and in offshore locations; and they are equipped to handle all types of strategies and securities transactions.
ABOUT GH&I. Founded in 1980, Gifford, Hillegass & Ingwersen LLP (GH&I) is a full-service accounting, audit, tax and consulting firm serving a broad spectrum of middle-market clients, and has been rated among the Best of the Best nationally by INSIDE Public Accounting. For more information, visit www.ghi-cpa.com.
3601 Algonquin Road
Suite 900
Rolling Meadows
IL
60008
United States
Phone: 847-255-3500
Specialty
Woodfield Fund Administration, LLC provides administration services to more than 150 private investment funds. We have experience with a diverse mix of strategies and styles including equity and fixed income hedge funds, private equity funds, fund of funds, commodity pools, unit investment trusts, real estate funds and asset backed funds. Our clients are located throughout the US and around the world and range from large asset managers with capital in excess of $1 billion to startup funds with a small number of investors.
Accounting
* Daily, monthly, or quarterly NAV
* Maintain General Ledger and investor information
* Prepare periodic financial reports and statements
* Performance calculations, tables, reporting
* Master-feeder structures
* Multiple share classes and side pockets
* Multi-currency capability
* Customizable investor statements
* and more.
Investor Services
* Financial controls
* Processing subscriptions and redemptions
* Anti-money laundering compliance
* Distribution and tracking offering documents
* Distribution of investors reports
* Online access to investor reports
* Monitoring ERISA percentages and Investor Slots
* and more.
Independent, third-party administration provides increased transparency, financial control and security for your fund's operation. But the quality and effectiveness of fund administrators varies a great deal. Woodfield's professionals are highly competent and experienced, with an extraordinary commitment to customer service. We stand as a responsive trusted advisor for each client, willing and able to lend timely, effective assistance when unexpected challenges arise.
To learn more, please visit http://www.woodfieldllc.com/inside/WFLLC_Brochure.pdf or contact Andrew Jones at 847-255-3500 or info@woodfieldllc.com.
43 Charles St.
Needham
02494
United States
Phone: 781-455-1480
Specialty
Sandler & Company, P.C and our affiliated company Sandler & Company ( Cayman ) provides audit, accounting, tax and consulting services to
domestic and off-shore hedge funds, commodity pools, investment advisors and other financial service companies throughout the United States, as well as
the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Our clients include funds that are in a master-feeder structure, fund of funds and stand alone
funds, which invest in a wide array of financial instruments, including long short equities, international equities, options, debt securities including
mortgage backed securities, foreign currencies, futures contracts, distressed securities and real estate investments. Our services include, but are not
limited to Audits of financial statements, Accounting and administration services, preparation of tax returns, including investor K-1's, Explanation
and guidance for selecting an entity, partnership allocations, Taxation of financial instruments, IRC Section 1256 and 988 issues, PFIC Reporting, Wash
sale analysis, and IRC Section 475 (f) elections.
Sandler & Company ( Cayman ), an accounting and auditing firm has been granted a license as an Approved Auditor by the Cayman Island Monetary
Authority ( CIMA ). As an Approved Auditor, Sandler & Company ( Cayman ) can provide accounting and auditing services to Cayman Island Mutual
Funds and Mutual Fund Administrators which are regulated by the Cayman Island Monetary Authority. Visit us at www.sandlercayman.com.
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York
10036-2602
United States
Phone: 212 372 1201
Specialty
McGladrey's dedicated Financial Services Practice is one of the largest and most experienced practices in the country providing audit, accounting, tax and consulting services for broker-dealers, hedge funds, commodities, registered investment advisors and other investment entities, both on-shore and off-shore.
At McGladrey:
Financial services is a dedicated focus area, accounting for more than 25 percent of our client base
We have a strong presence in the New York, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and Washington, D.C. markets
We offer a partner-to-staff ratio of 1 to 8, unlike other national firms, which have an average partner-to-staff ratio of 1 to 12; and
Many of our senior-level professionals bring strong operational backgrounds to their roles, providing deeper insight into the nuances of the issues you face both now and in the future
Our client base includes more than 1,200 hedge funds/investment partnerships, fund of funds, investment advisors, broker-dealers and futures commission merchants, including more than 300 private equity groups. Assets under management by our alternative investment clients range from $25 million to $10 billion.
Whether your business operates on a national or global scale, McGladrey has the deep resources to consistently deliver personalized attention across your organization. McGladrey was ranked No. 5 on Accounting Today's 2008 list of Top 100 Firms, with revenue of nearly $1.4 billion. With 120 offices located around the country, and more than 8,000 professionals in the United States, we have the depth of resources to help you manage the complex accounting, tax and business issues faced by companies like yours. McGladrey is also a member firm of RSM International, an affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in 72 countries, ranking it among the largest global accounting and business consulting networks.
McGladrey Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen LLP operate an alternative practice structure. Though separate and independent legal entities, they work together to serve clients' business needs.
450 Lexington Ave
31st Floor
New York
10017
United States
Phone: 212-681-8018
Specialty
Schwartz & Company, LLP was founded in 1991 on the basic principle that in order to provide superior services it is essential to take our client’s business very personally. Schwartz & Company, LLP specializes in accounting, audit and tax services for venture capital companies, investment partnerships, public and closely held corporations and acquisitions of U.S. companies by both domestic and foreign investors.
We have the knowledge and experience necessary to help our clients with today’s challenging and complex accounting and financial reporting environments. Our clients are able to ensure that the quality of their financial reports is in compliance with new regulatory requirements. We remain in close contact with our clients, continually reviewing and monitoring their financial results. This enables us to immediately identify and react to fluctuations of anticipated results and potential problems as they arise.
We use the term “wealth preservation” to cover a wide range of services dedicated to helping our clients retain a greater share of their assets. Our primary goal is to facilitate the transfer of a large portion of family wealth to future generations at significant transfer tax savings. This allows our clients to better provide for the financial security of their families.
Schwartz & Company, LLP has a personalized approach which most firms only aspire to achieve and few will ever match.
To find out more, contact: Maria Sanjurjo at 516-409-5000, msanjurjo@schwartz-cpas.com or visit www.schwartz-cpas.com
Karl
Jordan, CPA Domestic and International Tax Principal
Two Union Square
Suite 1100
Chattanooga
37402
United States
Phone: 800.782.8382
Specialty
Joseph Decosimo and Company,PLLC Decosimo) is a recognized trusted advisor
in the financial services area for their domestic and international clients.
With offices strategically located in Tennessee,Georgia,Alabama,Ohio and
the Cayman Islands,Decosimo provides audit, tax and advisory services to
clients throughout the world. As an independent Firm associated with Moore
Stephens International Limited, we have access to resources and professionals in 638 office locations across 97 countries. Together with Moore Stephens, Decosimo truly offers a global reach while maintaining a local perspective. Clients have complete trust in, not only our technical and delivery ability, but also in our direction, independence and
confidentiality. The Decosimo Financial Services Group furnishes services to
financial institutions, alternative investment funds, offshore entities,
fund of funds, real estate funds, investment advisors, captive insurance
companies, broker/dealers and alternative loan and private investment groups. Decosimo serves a client base that includes a variety of Funds that range from start up to Funds with total assets exceeding billions of dollars. Beyond tax and assurance solutions, Decosimo's Financial Services team provides advisory services for independent due diligence and
transaction services; accounting assistance with fund launches; counsel related to fund structure, fee agreements and complex tax allocation issues;advice on matters of board governance and ethics; and attestation services under the SEC Custody Rule provisions for Registered Investment Advisors(RIAs). Our full service Grand Cayman office, Moore Stephens Decosimo Cayman Limited, helps our domestic and international clients leverage the benefits
of a jurisdiction without direct taxation.
CONTACT THE DECOSIMO FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
U.S. 800.782.8382 | CAYMAN ISLANDS 345.943.2100
www.decosimo.com | www.msdcayman.com
Karl Jordan, CPA | Domestic and International Tax Principal
karljordan@decosimo.com
750 Third Avenue
New York
NY
10017
United States
Phone: 212.891.4062
Specialty
Eisner LLP provides audit, accounting, and tax services as well as corporate finance, internal audit and risk management services, litigation support, information technology, and other professional services to a broad range of clients, with a special focus on financial services clients including private equity funds, broker-dealers, registered investment funds and advisors, mutual funds, and hedge funds.
We provide services to more than 600 hedge funds, from start-ups to established billion dollar funds, including fund of funds, multi-strategy funds, PIPES, and master/feeder structures, both on-shore and off-shore. We help clients build an infrastructure tailored to specific objectives and size; coordinate with attorneys and prime brokers; employ leading, cost-effective technology; select alternatives to internal recordkeeping; and comply with tax and regulatory concerns.
Our professionals are renowned for attention, responsiveness, and proactivity; we were recently ranked as the #1 service provider by hedge fund managers in Institutional Investor magazine.
With offices in New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, and the Cayman Islands, and as an independent member of PKF International, Eisner is helping clients worldwide.
In addition, Eisner Fund Services LLC provides back office accounting and administration services for hedge funds, private equity/venture capital funds, and funds of funds. We assist money managers and family offices with portfolio accounting. Our services can be tailored to meet funds' specific needs and allow for future growth.
529 Fifth Avenue
New York
NY
10017
United States
Phone: 212-697-1000
Specialty
Managing hedge funds is complicated enough and then there are audit and tax services to take care of, too.
Citrin Cooperman has been providing audit and tax services to hedge funds and small and mid-sized non-public broker-dealers and firms newly approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). We are uniquely qualified to help these entities comply with regulatory filing requirements and our professionals are knowledgeable in the accounting, tax and regulatory issues specific to their business. Our financial services group has over 20 years of experience serving domestic and offshore hedge funds, fund-of-funds, and private equity funds and commodity pools. Our diverse client base includes both start-ups and large institutional funds.
In order to better serve our clients, we are also licensed to transact business as approved auditors in the Cayman Islands under the name Citrin Cooperman (Cayman). This license enables us to audit offshore hedge funds, mutual funds, Registered Investment Advisors, and other similar entities that are established in the Cayman Island jurisdiction.
Our experience in auditing hedge funds allows us to conduct efficient and independent audits. Our partners and staff are licensed CPAs with extensive hedge fund audit experience. This provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to stay on top of the constant changes in the regulatory environment for hedge funds and other regulated entities.
Our services include:
Management consulting
Initial capitalization and organizational structure
Consulting relative to regulatory agency memberships
Assistance to accounting and back office operations regarding net capital, customer reserve computations and internal accounting controls
Assistance in review and preparation of regulatory reports
Consulting in regard to regulatory examinations
SAS 70, Compliance and Internal Control Reviews
Financial Services Advisory
Audit
As the independent auditors of hedge funds, our commitment is to generate timely and cost efficient audit reports and to provide management with the opportunity to react to financial information and recommendations by us during our audit. Our clients include: domestic and offshore hedge funds, fund-of-funds, and private equity funds. We provide year-end audit of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). We also serve registered investment advisers by performing the necessary examinations that enable compliance with the new custody rules.
Tax
Responsive and creative tax planning for securities transactions to ensure optimum tax benefit
Preparation of federal, state and local fund income tax returns
Preparation of federal, state and personal tax returns for the owners
Representation before the IRS
Assisting in the implementation of procedures to evaluate and monitor uncertain tax positions required by Fin 48, Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions(UTP's), including assistance in the evaluation of UTP's on their technical merits
Citrin Cooperman's financial services team strives to provide clients with the highest level of service and efficiency at a reasonable cost. We constantly keep our clients informed about changes in the hedge fund business environment through regular communications and periodic seminars.
Philip
Mandel, CPA, CFP Partner and Co-Director, Financial Services Industry Practice
1212 Avenue of the Americas
New York
NY
10036
United States
Phone: 877-704-3500
Specialty
Leading financial services firms rely on J.H. Cohn for our knowledge and expertise in working with hedge funds, broker-dealers, securitization conduits, private equity funds, fund of funds, and investment advisers, including Registered Investment Advisers. Our professionals are recognized by clients for their rapid, insightful responses to accounting and audit issues, knowledgeable tax planning guidance, and ability to assist clients onshore and offshore.
One of the leading accounting and consulting firms in the United States, J.H. Cohn offers audit, accounting, tax and business consulting services for public and private, middle-market and entrepreneurial companies, individuals, and not-for-profit organizations. For more than 90 years, J.H. Cohn has cultivated a reputation for honesty, technical merit, and genuine concern for our clients and their businesses. In all we do, we maintain a steadfast commitment to our Firm’s principles of integrity and independence.
Jeffrey I.
Rosenthal, CPA Partner in Charge - Financial Services Practice
1375 Broadway
New York
10018
United States
Phone: 212.840.3456
Specialty
Serving the financial services industry for more than 35 years, Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP is the largest single-office accounting and advisory firm in the country and was recently named the Best Accounting Firm in North America by the readers of Hedgeweek. The firm creates customized services and grooms its professionals to serve a diverse clientele. Anchin works with over 400 investment partnerships, hedge funds, funds-of-funds, family offices, private equity funds, off-shore funds, master-feeder structures, broker/dealers, mutual funds, investment advisers, commodity advisers, securities specialists, and traders. We focus on proactive planning to address concerns on the horizon before they become an issue, enabling our clients to better concentrate on investment performance.
Anchin designs strategically oriented solutions combining traditional tax and accounting services with information technology, operational analysis, and risk management. We advise clients to help them implement the latest and most sophisticated investment strategies and financial vehicles and can provide the appropriate accounting and tax advice to meet their needs;whether that means ensuring full compliance in financial reporting, minimizing tax exposure, or consulting on operations, regulatory registration, systems design, or technology solutions
Founded in 1923 in New York City, the firm has a staff of 350, including 55 partners, and offers a wide range of traditional and non-traditional advisory services. The firm has received numerous industry honors, including being named “Best Place to Work” in New York City, New York State, and the United States, and is consistently recognized as one of the best managed firms nationally.
Contact Information:
Jeffrey I. Rosenthal, Partner in Charge - Financial Services Practice
Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP
1375 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
www.anchin.com
Tel: 212.840.3456
Fax: 212.840.7066
Email: jeffrey.rosenthal@anchin.com
400 Garden City Plaza
Garden City
11530
United States
Phone: 516-240-4445
Specialty
Margolin, Winer & Evens, LLP (“MWEâ€) provides audit, accounting, tax and consulting services to domestic and offshore hedge funds, commodity pools, investment advisors, broker-dealers and other financial services companies throughout the Unites States of America, as well as the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
MWE has a staff of more than 200, including 28 partners and principals, and has been an integral part of the business community since 1946. We are among the 20 largest CPA firms in the northeast, and service a wide range of clients.
The combined experience of our team enables MWE to provide the specialized business and financial advice our clients need to achieve their business objectives. Our team assigned to each client includes seasoned professionals who maintain a hands-on approach.
We regard our full immersion in your business as a significant part of our role as your business advisors, continually striving to meet the challenges of an often changing environment. MWE can help you ensure that your business meets contemporary operating standards for maximum profitability and efficiency. MWE is a valuable business advisor that helps navigate through operating, reporting and filing requirements.
Margolin, Winer & Evens (Cayman) (“MWE Caymanâ€), an accounting and auditing firm, has been granted a license as an approved auditor by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMAâ€). As an approved auditor, MWE Cayman can provide accounting and auditing services to Cayman Islands mutual funds and mutual fund administrators regulated by CIMA.
Robert
Yurglich Partner
5251 South Quebec Street, Suite 200
Greenwood Village
80111
United States
Phone:303-753-1959
Specialty
Spicer Jeffries LLP provides audit, accounting, tax and consulting services for broker-dealers, hedge funds, commodities, registered investment advisors and other investment entities, both on-shore and off-shore.
Angelo
Ciullo Partner
61 Broadway, 32nd Fl
NY
10006
United States
Phone:212-962-5930
Specialty
We are a unique accounting firm, large enough to provide our clients with advanced levels of technical expertise, yet dedicated to providing the personalized, timely, cost conscious service that our clients demand. We are a PCAOB registered firm, members of the AICPA Division for Firms, AICPA Center for Audit Quality and Private Company Practice Sections. We are also members of the International Group of Accounting Firms, a network of over 130 accounting firms in major metropolitan centers worldwide.
The first and most important step in providing accounting and tax services is planning and coordination. Our focused approach concentrates on key areas of the planning process. Early identification of accounting, auditing, tax or reporting concerns helps ensure effective and efficient performance. Our planning process is a continual, dynamic activity which involves two-way communication with our clients. Our primary goal is to avoid surprises, particularly at year-end. This important planning stage helps facilitate familiarity with our clients' operations and financial position; identifies clients' needs and concerns; and enables us to always be prepared to consider the impact of unusual or important proposed transactions or developments.
Allison
Jeffery Marketing Director
1039 Serpentine Lane, Suite G
Pleasanton
CA
94566
Phone:707-967-9880
Specialty
In the rapidly changing technology and regulatory environments, Unkar Systems has been dedicated to meeting clients’ needs. Since 1977, Unkar has been providing clear, concise accounting, administration and reporting solutions.
Unkar Systems’ Clients:
Hedge Funds
Funds of Funds
Private Equity Funds
Public Futures Funds
Offshore Funds with Series Rollup
Trusts
Managed Accounts
Family Offices
Unkar Systems’ Services:
Outsourced Fund Accounting
Back Office Proprietary Software
Financial & Investor Accounting
Financial & Investor Reporting
Federal & State Tax Preparation
Broker Dealer Accounting
Fund Administration
Unkar’s mission is to exceed customer expectations by delivering the best-in-class accounting and reporting solutions, building strong relationships and delivering value.
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